Japan Post Co. plans to raise fees for its Yu-Pack parcel delivery service for individual customers by some 10 percent on average in March 2018, it was learned Friday. The size of hike will likely come to about ¥100 to ¥250 per item, sources familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hits nuclear-armed North Korea with fresh sanctions
Japan said Friday it will impose fresh sanctions on North Korea by freezing the assets of Chinese and Namibian firms doing business with the nuclear-armed state. The move against a half dozen organisations and a couple of individuals comes days after ... ( read original story ...)
Russia, Japan Plan to Coordinate Joint Economic Projects in Southern Kurils
Russia and Japan are set to agree on joint economic activities in the Southern Kurils at upcoming Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), head of the office of the Japan Association for Trade with Russia and the Newly Independent States (ROTOBO) Daisuke Saito said ... ( read original story ...)
The $2,500 answer to Amazon’s Echo could make Japan’s sex crisis even worse
Japan has a sex problem. The country's birthrate is shrinking year after year, to the point where deaths are outpacing births. Simply put, Japan's population is decreasing. But let's be clear: Population change is a complicated subject affected by many ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as dollar-yen steady; activity thin before Jackson Hole
TOKYO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday morning as the dollar was steady against the yen, but activity was subdued as investors waited on speeches at the central bankers' symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that began on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya hospital begins trials on new treatment for depigmentation disorder vitiligo
NAGOYA – A Nagoya hospital has begun the first clinical trials in regenerative medicine on patients in Japan with the skin condition known as vitiligo, which is characterized by patches of skin losing their pigmentation over time. Starting in July ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama orders restaurant to suspend operations after two cases of E. coli reported
YOKOHAMA – The city of Yokohama ordered a grilled-meat restaurant in the area to suspend operation Wednesday after two people who had dined there were infected with the O-157 strain of the E. coli bacteria. A teenaged girl and a man in his 80s had ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : ADVAN Sport V105 to Come Factory-Equipped on Subaru WRX STI
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it has begun deliveries of its global flagship 'ADVAN Sport V105' tire for use as the original equipment on Subaru's WRX STI, which was released on June 20 after a major redesign. The WRX STI will ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s Advan Sport V105 picked as OE Tire for Subaru WRX STI
Yokohama Rubber announced today that it has begun deliveries of its global flagship “ADVAN Sport V105” tire for use as the original equipment on Subaru’s WRX STI, which was released on June 20 after a major redesign. The WRX STI will come equipped ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s defense chief says Tokyo expressed concern to Beijing over bomber flight
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense minister said Tokyo had expressed its concern to Beijing after a flight of Chinese bombers flew close to its territory on Thursday. "It was the first time we have recorded Chinese military aircraft flying this route ... ( read original story ...)
Former Vice Finance Minister Tadashi Ogawa dies at 77
Former Vice Finance Minister and Bank of Yokohama President Tadashi Ogawa died of esophageal cancer on Monday at a Tokyo hospital, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday. He was 77. A Tokyo native, Ogawa joined the ministry in 1962 and served as ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Clinical Laboratory Inc 9776 Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review [Report Updated: 07082017] Prices from USD $300
Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing as well as dispensing drugs and medicines. It is a health profession that links health sciences with chemical sciences and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs. The scope of ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks rise ahead of central banks meeting
TOKYO - Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday as market players watched for comments at a central banks' annual meeting later in the global day. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.4 per cent to 19,434.54 in early trading. Australia's S ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo man nabbed for leaving dismembered corpse of father in bathtub
Tokyo police have accused Hideyoshi Takeda of abandoning the body of his father at their residence in Nerima Ward (Fuji News Network) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly abandoning a dismembered body ... ( read original story ...)
Money Forward, Japan’s SaaS accounting startup, files for IPO
Tokyo-based Money Forward, Japan’s leading SaaS (software as a service) accounting startup, announced today that its IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has been approved. The company will be listed on the TSE Mothers Market on 29 September ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Japan’s ‘living doll’
According to her creator Hitomi Komaki, she is the first ‘living doll model’ in the world. Often surprising passers-by when walking the streets of Tokyo, Lulu was born out of 23-year-old Komaki’s desire to create the “epitome of cuteness”. ( read original story ...)